IPA Component IV - Human Resources Development - European Union Program for Croatia Project office: Lastovska 23, 1000 Zagreb, Project office: Lastovska 23, 1000 Zagreb, Tel: Main project partner This project is implemented by a SQA-led consortium Project Steering Committee meeting Working Plan for the next reporting period 2010/07/27 – 2011/01/26 Jurgen Weiss Team leader Crikvenica, 13 and 14 September 2010

Summary  13 SC will have adopted a draft Sector profil and Sector strategy as a tool and are developing an Action plan for qualification management (1.2.1)  A combined training programme for capacity building and training of developers designed and partly delivered (2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.2.2)  Development of 13 draft OS/Q/C supported and new methodology in development process tested and improved (1.1.5, 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.1.5)  A qualification „Qualification management“ will be drafted (1.2.1, 1.2.2, 2.1.4, 2.1.5

Further Support of the SC  7 SC meetings in October – Sector profiles and Sector strategies, development of an Action plan for qualifications supported be the project  Report on roles, responsibilities of SC (1.1.3) and adjusted methodology (1.1.4) by KE 2 and evaluation of WG 1  Support in the development of proposed sector qualifications  Appointment of sector WG coordinator  Training of sector coordinator and sector WGs  Coaching of development process

Conditions outlined in the Interim Report  Approval of the qualifications proposed by the SC’s  Approval of the model qualification and curriculum (Annex 11)  Approval of the development approach and methodology (Annex 12)  Approval of the training contents and handouts  Approval and availability of sector WG coordinators  Mobilization of 13 sector WG’s in short term

Adjustments (1) New training delivery model  Capacity building for AVATAE staff, WG coordinators in advance (2 workshops in September)  Training of WG’s of course developers by KE 3 instead of Senior WG coordinator (up to 10 WG training session, appr. 30 WD additional for KE 3)  Senior WG coordinator will support KE 3

3.1.3 Support AVETAE in coordination of WGs for development of VET OS/Q/C  Identification of need based on qualification management in SCs and AVETAE  Analyses of progession pathways  Undertake occupational analyses  Design and validate the outline of the qualification  Design the qualification standard and VET curriculum  Validation and endosement  Appointment of WG coordinators  Capacity building for AVETAE staff and WG coordinators  Providing training and coaching for WG coordinators and support to sector WG Test methodolgy on development of VET OS/Q/C with WG coordinators

Adjustments (2) Combined Capacity building programme for HR (Components 1, 2 & 3)  Decision makers & designers (MoSES and AVETAE policy makers and management, SCs, stakeholders, advisors, scientists) – “Specialists responsible for the quality of the qualification structure and the skills of the workforce within the sector”;  Developers (VET specialist, subject specialist, practitioner, development manager, development trainer, coordinator, disseminators) – “Specialists responsible quality of VET qualifications and curricula”;  Users (VET providers, teachers, mentors, employers, etc.) – “Specialists responsible for the quality of delivery of VET qualifications and curricula” Development of a draft qualification “Development, up-dating and use of qualifications” (Designer, developer, user)

Development of resource material for capacity building and training  Develop a manual for roles, responsibilities and lines of communication of SCs WG coordinators and WG’s  Develop course material for training sessions on the revised VET SCs and the methodology for development of OS, qualifications and VET curricula  and Training material (handbook) for developers